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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Villa Rica, GA · August 21, 1985

Date
August 21, 1985 · 20:20 local
Place
Villa Rica, GA
Airport
Flying S
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8499U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA255
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck trees during go around after pilot realized he was at wrong airport. No accident report from pilot.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING GO AROUND AFTER PILOT REALIZED HE WAS AT WRONG AIRPORT. NO ACCIDENT REPORT FROM PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.